diff --git a/modules/lua/lua_vmprep.c b/modules/lua/lua_vmprep.c
index cf28bfc2c9..b577f058c8 100644
--- a/modules/lua/lua_vmprep.c
+++ b/modules/lua/lua_vmprep.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ AP_LUA_DECLARE(lua_State*)ap_lua_get_lua_state(apr_pool_t *lifecycle_pool,
                                                ap_lua_vm_spec *spec, request_rec* r)
 {
     lua_State *L = NULL;
-    ap_lua_finfo *cache_info;
+    ap_lua_finfo *cache_info = NULL;
     int tryCache = 0;
     
     if (spec->scope == AP_LUA_SCOPE_SERVER) {
@@ -428,6 +428,9 @@ AP_LUA_DECLARE(lua_State*)ap_lua_get_lua_state(apr_pool_t *lifecycle_pool,
                     L = sspec->L;
                     cache_info = sspec->finfo;
                 }
+                else {
+                    return NULL;
+                }
             }
         }
 #if APR_HAS_THREADS